1941 Chevy Truck

Found in a pasture in South Dakota with a 1961 registration tag. We wonder if this one was "running when parked."

The truck was donated by a relative in South Dakota with the understanding it would be used to make something else. We had an old '93 Chevy S-10 with a 4.3L V-6 that ran and drove fine, just wasn't much to look at. What if we took this '41 that isn't much to look at either and put it on the S-10 chassis? We're thinking to end up with something that looks similar to this but has power steering, power disc brakes, automatic with overdrive, hot & cold air, and fuel injection.